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Although there are things to be learned from what God says to Job, I don’t think I would want to hear from God this way.

Is it wrong for us to say “we are righteous before God”?  Why bother pursuing righteousness, if evil people are going to live even better than we do?   What’s the point?

Have you ever noticed that even when someone believes something that is wrong, there are still parts of it that are actually true?   I agree with most of what Elihu is saying.  Except for this….

Today we read Job’s final defense of his life, and it truly is compelling.

Why aren’t wicked people punished?   

With friends like these, who needs enemies?   Have you ever had a close friend turn on you?  There’s nothing worse.

Bildad senses that Job has insulted him, and he isn’t going to let that pass.  But when Job gets the chance to respond, something incredible happens.

If you engage a person in conversation long enough, their true nature begins to emerge.   Job finds out what his friends really think of him.

Who wouldn’t want to face their accuser?  But if you suspect that God is the one who accuses you, is it even possible?

When you are suffering to the point that you would rather die than live, and you can’t find any solace at all then you will be right where Job is now.   If you identify with Job, remember there is a happy ending.

I just read something I have never seen before, and it makes me wonder if there’s part of this account that I didn’t understand.

In a few short chapters the explanation of how the earth was repopulated, divided into nations and languages and tribal areas is explained.  In fact, from this passage we find out why the middle east has been in turmoil since the beginning.

The flood account (like the creation account) is integral to our faith, so I wanted to blog about it separately.  Here are a few observations and couple of conclusions:

Everyone wants to know who Cain was afraid of, and where he got his wife….how did he build a city…where did all these people come from?      Read:  Genesis 4-7

When I read the Revelation I am faced with a dilemma.  I grew up believing that the church would be raptured away before the tribulation and the mark of the beast, etc.   But this chapter has me doubting that.